Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-09-03
THE LEGISLATURE BUSY.
Parts Of the Governors Message Re
ferred to Appropriate Com
mittees-New Bills
Announced.

| mltGteS-NeW sDiilS
/ Announced.
! HELENA, August 31.-The council met
yesterday, with Mr.. Pardee in attendance
in addition to the other several members.
It was announced that the following bills
would be introduced:
BY Mr.. Holliday-'To provide for the
representation in the territorial council OF
Park and Fergus counties.
By Mr.. Hundley-A bill to amend sec
| ton 131 of the fourth division of the re-
vised statutes.
BY Mr.. Sutherlin--A bill to amend the
act passed at the last session to suppress
and prevent dissemination of infectious
diseases among sheep.
| MIR. Collins, from the committee on the
governors message, made a report recon-
mending that the part of the message re-
ferring to licenses and district law be re
ferred to special committee, and the part
referring to the bounty law to the COM
mite on agriculture and manufactures,
composed of Caldwell, Holiday and
Bachelor. The report recommends also
that the part of the reference to the OBJ
| struction of railway and amendments to
| the civil code be sent to the Judiciary COM
mittee, consisting of Collins, Holiday and
| Richards and the part relating 10 an in
sane asylum be referred to a special COM
mittee.
| Hhn aj rAp0UnTnanfl1 that
joint resolution be adopted referring to
joint special committee OF three from the
council. and FIVE form the house all mat
ters relating to revenue and licenses. It
was also proposed to refer matters con-
cerning the insane to a like special COM
mittee. The resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Collins gave notice of bill to
| amend section 90S of the revised statutes
of Montana relating to selling destroying,
cancelling, removing or otherwise dispos-
ing of mortgaged property.
The house met with a full membership.
Mr. Blake reported on the action taken by
the committee of the whole on the cover
nor's message. Notice was given of new
! bills, including one by Mr.. Buskett to
create the oTiice Of attorney generalsDf
Montana, and by Mr.. Anderson to define the
qualifications of voters in cities and vii
lagos. Mr.. Blake brought in a bill to es-
tablish a hospital for the insane. The
chair appointed the house committee on
the governors message, SO far as regards
licenses as follows: kanouse, Scobey.
Brown and Taylor.
| HELENA, September Especial to the
Tribunel-The talking has begun in both
branches and while the debate in the
house was not very long it was suggestive
of possibilities and contingencies. Hall
dozen good speeches were make and
while the main issue was departed from
the talk pro and con on woman suffrage
was any thing but prosy.
THE CASCADE BILL.
Il In the council the Cascade county bill
had the floor and such was the interes
that no member was allowed to go to sleep
This is funny kind of a three corner
t fight as the bill reliey es Lewis and Clarke
! Choteau and Meagher of portions OF their
territory. Still this by no means indicates
that the sentiment of Lewis and Clarke i!
unanimous in opposition to the bill
Helena has considerable capital at Grea
J, Falls and as the new county is tributar.
to Great Falls, they would like to see th'
bill passed.
>, TALK ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.
y Although the council defeated tn,
: house adjournment scheme, ithas adopted
q joint resolution that after 10 o'clocl
/ Saturday no more bills shall be intro
! duced. The house will likely defeat il